The House passed an antisemitism bill amid widespread pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the nation.
The bill was supported by a majority of the House and passed with a vote of 320 to 91. According to ABC News, seventy Democrats and 21 Republicans voted against the bill, citing its infringement on free speech.
New York Republican Congressman Matt Lawler, who introduced the bill, said, "It's critical that we crack down on antisemitic hate within our own country," CNN reported.
"I'm thankful for the bipartisan support of the Antisemitism Awareness Act and for the support from a wide range of Jewish organizations that are standing up, endorsing this legislation, and saying enough is enough."
Nevertheless, New York Democratic Congressman Jerry Nadler argued the bill "sweeps too broadly."
"Speech that is critical of Israel alone does not constitute unlawful discrimination," he said, according to the network.
The Antisemitism Awareness Act would force the Department of Education to adopt the definition of antisemitism set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance "for the enforcement of Federal antidiscrimination laws concerning education programs or activities, and for other purposes," the bill's text read.
Antisemitism is defined as "a certain perception of Jews, which may be expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities," according to the IHRA's website.
The representatives who voted against the act are:
Gabe Amo of (D-RI)
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA)
Becca Balint (D-VT)
Don Beyer of (D-VA)
Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
Earl Blumenauer of (D-OR)
Lauren Boebert of (R-CO)
Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
Eric Burlison (R-MO)
Cori Bush (D-MO)
Tony Cardens (D-CA)
Andre Carson (D-IN)
Troy Carter (D-LA)
Greg Casar (D-TX)
Ed Case (D-HI)
Sean Casten (D-IL)
Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
Yvette Clark (D-NY)
Michael Cloud (R-TX)
James Clyburn (D-NC)
Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
Mike Collins (R-GA)
Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
Warren Davidson (R-OH)
Danny Davis (D-IL)
Diana DeGette (D-CO)
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Byron Donalds (R-FL)
Dwight Evans (D-PA)
Bill Foster (D-IL)
Valeria Foushee (D-NC)
Maxwell Frost (D-FL)
Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
John Garamendi (D-CA)
Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
Al Green (D-TX)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA)
Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
Clay Higgins (R-LA)
Val Hoyle (D-OR)
Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
Jonathan Jackson (D-IL)
Sara Jacobs (D-CA)
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Henry Johnson, Jr. (D-GA)
Robin Kelly (D-IL)
Ro Khanna (D-CA)
Andy Kim (D-NJ)
Barbara Lee (D-CA)
Summer Lee (D-PA)
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM)
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Anna Luna (R-FL)
Thomas Massie (R-KY)
Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)
Betty McCollum (D-MN)
Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
James McGovern (D-MA)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)
Ralph Norman (R-SC)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
Mark Pocan (D-WI)
Katie Porter (D-CA)
Ayanna Presley (D-MA)
Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
Matthew Rosendale (R-MT)
Chip Roy (R-TX)
Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
Janice Schawkowsky (D-IL)
Robert Scott (D-VA)
Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
Mark Takano (D-CA)
Bennie Thompson (D-MS)
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Jill Tokuna (D-HI)
Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)
Nikema Williams (D-GA)
